Sunday, August 28, 2016

I've Grown a Little Taller

"Today I have grown taller from walking with the trees."- Karle Wilson"I like to walk about amidst the beautiful things that adorn the world."- George Santayana"I was never less alone than when by myself."- Edward Gibbon"The walking stick serves the purpose of an advertisement that the bearer's hands are employed otherwise that in useful effort, and it therefore has utility as an evidence of leisure."- Thorstein Veblen, Theory of the Leisure Class

"... the brisk exercise imparts elasticity to the muscles, fresh and healthy blood circulates through the brain, the mind works well, the eye is clear, the step is firm, and the day's exertion always make the evening's repose thoroughly enjoyable."- Dr. David LivingstoneCurrently, I am reading the following three books:

Bohemian Manifesto: A Field Guide to Living on the Edge
By Laren Stover. New York, Bulfinch Press, 2004. 271 pages. ISBN:
9780821228906. A lighthearted and free flowing discussion of the five variations of Bohemians (Nouveau,
Gypsy, Beat, Zen and Dandy) and of Bohemian philosophy generally. VSCL.